Okay Dumb question here, I assume the spark plugs are on the top of the engine, how the heck do I get them off? Do I disconnect the wire and then just pull real hard on the black plastic top.

 

Disregard...figured it out

 

not being mean but if you had to ask that question you have no business under a hood.

 

Nope, thanks for the support. I figured it out. I am not used to the type on connector, and not sure if it simply pulled out, or was secured in some way. I found the bolt holding it in and felt like an idiot.

Thanks for adding to my self confidence :-)

 

yeah. it's kind of shitty how Ford designed the plug "tie down" looks way weird the first time.

 

under the hood. you can attack a FEH with 3 sizes. 8 mm. 9mm and the 10mm. anything bigger than 10 MM is a body bolt and the it get huge. I think there are 20 or so bolts. then imagine. the proplen lies in boxes and that tool that reads them

 

warm that oil up. then replaec ALL filters and gasket. then drive like a preachers wife with a blueberry pie on the front seat for the first 150 miles

save all fileters and gasket to get thie motor used to break in

 

get a good air pressure guage. a cheap lift and some good sockets from sears. you will get it done. and a Manual.

 

Guess I probably don't belong under the hood.
First how do you remove the cute plastic Hybrid cover?
Then I just assumed the plugs would be pop cable off, stick plug socket on, remove like this setup:

 

Auto makers can always be counted on to come up with confusing fasteners. I was totally confounded by our HCHII's wiper blades the first time I tried to change them, could not get the blade of the arm. Googling the problem revealed lots of of owners similarly stumped. A typo in the Owners Manual was no help. Finally got lucky